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Abstract:

The Bohm-Biederman Correspondence is a cultural document which, through letters, traces the fascinating exchange between art and science, creativity and theory, physicist and artist.Read more...

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"They revel in each other's inquiring spirit, and readers can only revel in their adventure, A useful set of summaries of the letters is appended."-Publishers Weekly "Passionate and stimulating... Crystallized in this volume, the first of a series comprising the 4000 pages of the principals' correspondence between 1960 and 1969, is the spirit of an age struggling to understand itself . . . They revel in each other's inquiring spirit, and readers can only revel in their adventure."-"Publishers Weekly "In the "Bohm-Biederman Correspondence we find revolutionary minds at work, seeking to close the hiatus between art and science, and more deeply to understand nature as a fundamentally creative process and what this implies for responsible human action, whether as artists, scientists, or in the creative living of our lives.."-Gordon Globus, Emeritus Professor, UC Irvine "These letters address with passion, vision and a sense of urgency, crises in science and art which we still face today. Here is an opportunity not only to encounter the exciting ideas of two creative thinkers, but to witness the unfolding of those ideas through a dynamic dialogue."-Ronald L. Chrisley, University of SussexRead more...